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In the Sacklers’ Backyard: The Future of Connecticut’s Opioid Epidemic Response
Liz Fitzgerald had been waiting for this. It was March 10th, 2022, and she suddenly found herself speaking before the family that had upended her life and robbed her of two children. Fitzgerald has lost two sons to opioid addiction. Kyle, aged 25, died in 2013. Four years later, she lost his older brother, Matthew,…
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The End of Ideas: Liberation, Liberal Arts and The Closure of Yale-NUS
On August 25, 2021, Luke Davies YNUS ’23 got an email from the Yale-NUS administration. There would be a town hall the next day at 9 a.m. Classes were canceled. “Imagine they’re going to tell us the school is closing,” he joked to a friend.
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Stuck in the Middle: France, the European Union, and a Case Study for the United States
One country has received hardly any attention from American onlookers despite the sprawling influence and global admiration it once enjoyed: France. While the United States unceasingly observes China, Russia, and Germany while keeping an eye out for its close English ally, France always comes second in the eyes of American policymakers.
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Soldiers for Statecraft: Russia’s Ambitions in Ukraine and the American Response
Putin’s actions, while reinforced by a Russian nationalist ideology, are principally driven by his desire to assert Russian supremacy over the international sphere while countering efforts to expand democratic processes.
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Do the VA and NJ results spell trouble for Democrats?
In November, Democrats lost a Governor’s race in Virginia, a state Biden won by 10, and they barely held on in New Jersey even though Biden won it by 16 just a year earlier. National media outlets and so-called political experts were quick to chalk the losses up to Biden’s lowered popularity and Congressional Democrats’…
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In Defense of Coal Miners – Centering Corporate Cultural Manipulation in the Age of Environmentalism
The modern environmentalist is an intellectual individual, armed with vast amounts of data, robust environmental theory, and no shortage of protest tactics. They recognize their role in the climate crisis, opting to switch to plant-based diets, transitioning to public transportation, buying second-hand apparel, protesting for climate justice, and learning to recycle more effectively.
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When Oil Became Political in Venezuela
“I never worked in the oil industry, but oil decided I had to leave.” Eddy, who asked to only be identified by his first name, once worked as a swimming coach in Venezuela and now lives in the Dominican Republic. He didn’t leave out of choice, but out of necessity.
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The Unofficial Office: Doug Emhoff, Heidi Cruz, and the Politics of Spousal Visibility
From surrogate speeches to silent self-restraint, political spouses operate in an “unofficial office” defined by visibility without formal power, navigating loyalty, ethics, and relentless public scrutiny. In a rare interview, Doug Emhoff describes the role as a careful balancing act—supporting an administration, managing personal identity, and “adding value” without becoming the story himself.
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A School System Suspended Between Promise and Memory
Kamar H. Samuels’ appointment as NYC Schools Chancellor signals a moment of cautious optimism for a system long defined by stratification, policy battles, and systemic inequities. But as history and lived experience show, real change in urban public education depends less on leadership turnover and more on whether the city confronts the structural forces that…
